Babu stirs ODM pot with threat to call for a parallel NDC
Owino accused ODM’s old guard of engineering a plan to deny him the party ticket by simply “stringing him along”..
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Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has escalated internal Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) wrangles by threatening to convene a parallel National Delegates Conference (NDC). This move comes amidst intensifying calls for an NDC from various party leaders.
- Babu Owino threatened to call a parallel NDC where he would be declared party leader.
- The threat is a response to an alleged plot to block him from the Nairobi gubernatorial race.
- This development further highlights the growing discord within the ODM party.
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